WHITTIER >> Police on Tuesday released a composite sketch of a man who exposed himself to two girls on March 4.

The earliest encounter happened about 8:30 a.m. at Telegraph Road and Laurel Avenue which is near Richard L. Graves Middle School. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are investigating this incident because it happened in an unincorporated county area of South Whittier.

A 14-year-old girl was followed by a man.

Deputies said the man exposed himself and was masturbating as the teen was walking. When she noticed what he was doing, the culprit ran. She told school police what happened.

Then at 8:45 a.m., a Santa Fe High student walking to school had a similar experience.

She told Whittier police she was walking on Florence Avenue near Pioneer Boulevard in Santa Fe Springs when a man exposed himself.

She described the suspect as Latino, 30 to 40, with black wavy hair and about 5 feet 5 inches tall. He wore a white zip-up jacket and blue jeans.

Santa Fe Springs contract with Whittier Police.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call the Whittier Police Department at 562-567-9200 or email Detective L. Ceja at lceja@cityofwhittier.org.